Monday 9th June 2025

Opinion

The fate of Oxbridge Launchpad shows only the University can improve access

The most rewarding thing I did in my first year at university was to sign up to Oxbridge Launchpad. During the Hilary break and in desperate need of something...

International students enrich, not endanger, our universities

The first line of the “About” page on the University of Oxford’s website makes...

Beauty without a purpose: Nature and the Oxford mind

Our recent spell of sunshine has offered a welcome opportunity to rediscover the natural...

Journalism: A ‘dying’ art

In Palestine, journalism is no longer just a profession. It is a final act of defiance with life and death stakes.

5 Minute Tute: Ed Miliband

Political blogger and Brasenose Politics Lecturer Tom Lubbock explains how Ed beat Dave, and what lies ahead for Labour

Down it…fresher?

If you're reading this with a hangover, you're probably a fresher. If you have a hangover and you're not a fresher, you're probably a...

Oh! Bama, keep on Ba-ROCKIN!

Obama's opponents shouldn't throw a Tea Party just yet.

A view from the (Cam)bridge

Avantika Chilkoti outs rivalry aside, and gives us an insight into The Other Place

The Zurg of British politics

The most interesting thing about Ed Miliband is his face

2:2?! You’ll be hearing from my lawyers

Did you get a 2:2 despite going to literally some lectures? You may have a case against your tutors.

The Big Society’s big secret

Recruiting unpaid Olympic 'Games Makers' is the greatest sham on earth

Which Miliband will it be?

Thoughts on Labour's mammoth leadership election - 134 days and counting.

A Plethora of Celebrations, the Proliferation of Vacations

A comparison between the British and American institutions of Public Holidays

Latin: neither dead nor dying

The increasing popularity of Latin in state schools is an excellent thing, but it is not adequately reflected in Oxfordshire

I’d rather be at Brookes than be a hack

OUCA is just the Union for virgins

19

What's so special about being 19?

Balancing the spirit level

The book that made equality the new political battleground.

Stop callin’, I don’t wanna vote anymore

The phones are ringing off the hook for primary election season in the US

An encounter with Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's UK ambassador talks foreign policy with Vignesh Ashok

OUCA disgrace

"Just when they promise they've changed, they go and do it again"

Big dogs are a big mistake

Is it better to be tutored by someone who literally wrote the book?

Clubbing is the bane of my life

Stop ruining it for those who want to drown their sorrows in peace

Eliot to Eliot: My Life In Poems

Duncker is a British novelist and academic. She studied English and German at St. Hugh's College, Oxford.

More wilful ignorance from our gonzo columnist.

'"Just pull your willy out and stick it in there," she instructed'

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